Back End Python API Developer

Eliassen Group; Hagåtña Municipality (GU); Remote; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading strategic consulting company is seeking a Back End Python API Developer to join a remote team. The successful candidate will work on building a highly customized data visualization tool and contribute to core API development. The role requires strong proficiency in Python, experience with modern frameworks, and collaboration within a technical team. This position offers competitive hourly pay and comprehensive benefits for eligible employees.

Benefits

Medical (choice of 3 plans)

Dental

Vision

401(k) with match

Sick time if required by law

Qualifications

• Experience working with data engineering workflows and tooling is a plus.
• Ability to write backend services that handle production workloads.
• Comfort explaining code structure and architecture decisions.

Responsibilities

• Help build a highly customized data visualization tool.
• Contribute to core API and infrastructure work.
• Collaborate with a strong technical team.

Skills

Strong proficiency in Python

Building APIs using FastAPI

RESTful API development

Writing queries for Azure SQL/Snowflake

Familiarity with cloud platforms like Azure or AWS

Building secure API integrations

Debugging and troubleshooting backend services

Agile software development methodologies

Education

Bachelor's in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent

Job description

Overview

Back End Python API Developer — Anywhere • Contract

Category: Development • Industry: Retail • Workplace Type: Remote

Date Posted: 09/14/2025 • Reference ID: JN -062025-102523

Pay: $65 - $70/hr W2

Description

Back-End Python Developer as part of a Data Engineering Team responsible for developing APIs for a Data Visualization Tool. 100% Remote.

Responsibilities

Hands-on Back-End Python Developer to help build a highly customized data visualization tool. You’ll contribute directly to core API and infrastructure work, collaborating with a strong technical team.

Experience Requirements

• Strong proficiency in Python with deep understanding of core language fundamentals
• Production experience building APIs using FastAPI (and similar modern Python frameworks)
• Solid experience with RESTful API development and backend service design
• Comfortable interacting with and writing queries for Azure SQL, Snowflake, or similar databases
• Familiarity with cloud platforms like Azure or AWS; Azure is a major plus
• Ability to build secure API integrations and manage data flow between backend and frontend
• Exposure to medallion architecture or layered data modeling approaches
• Knowledge of agile software development methodologies and team-based collaboration
• Experience working with or around data engineering workflows and tooling (PySpark, Databricks a plus)
• Strong debugging, troubleshooting, and optimization skills for backend services
• Ability to write backend services that operate independently and handle production workloads
• Comfort explaining the structure and flow of your code and architecture decisions

Education

Bachelor's in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent preferred.

Notes

Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.

W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality.

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About Eliassen Group: Eliassen Group is a leading strategic consulting company for human-powered solutions. For over 30 years, Eliassen has helped thousands of companies reach further and achieve more with their technology solutions, financial, risk & compliance, and advisory solutions, and clinical solutions. With offices from coast to coast and throughout Europe, Eliassen provides a local community presence, balanced with international reach. Eliassen Group strives to positively impact the lives of their employees, clients, consultants, and the communities in which they operate.

Eliassen Group is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

Referral program: If we hire a candidate that you refer us to, you can be eligible for a $1,000 referral check.